Image of the Day
Great Pyranees puppies (yes, those huge dogs are actually puppies) and a photography helper. How much better can a day get?
Image of the Day
Last week I had the opportunity to do some shooting at the Lava Lake Ranch outside of Carey, Idaho. I will be sharing many more images from this shoot, but for now, here’s a shot from the evening. I couldn’t resist those contrasty, low hanging clouds against the bright blue sky.
Image of the Day
Two images in one day! Well that just won’t do. But I couldn’t resist.
Franconia, light painted.
Image copyright/Sara Sheehy
Image of the Day
It was brought to my attention today that I haven’t posted in quite some time. Oh boy, do I know. Here’s an image that I captured today of the Hemingway House in Ketchum, ID. This image is an HDR composite of three exposures. One capture was for the house and pine trees, another for the foliage and mountains, and the third for the sky. The image was taken with the sun high overhead, making a composite like this necessary for proper exposure. The Hemingway House is on private property, I was asked to make this capture for an upcoming event.
Gateway to the Sawtooths
I bet you hear about Stanley, Idaho a lot more often you think. Why, you ask? Because on any given day Stanley is the coldest place in the continental US. Weather-people love to say “The hottest place in the nation today is Death Valley California at 101 degrees, and the coldest place in the nation today is Stanley Idaho at 11 degrees.” Sound familiar? Between 1995 and 2005 Stanley had the most days of the lowest temperature in the US, a whopping 398 days of being the chilly-chills. Brr.
Apart from this awesome distinction Stanley is a stunning place to be (as most of you know I’m a bit predisposed to the cold, so Stanley stole my heart anyway). Stanley is called “The Gateway to the Sawtooths” and has both soaring peaks and the bottomlands of the Salmon River. Hiking, rafting, climbing, fly-fishing, they’ve got it all. All this in a town with a year-round population of 100 people. You really have to love your neighbors.
If you ever head to Stanley, a few places that cannot be missed:
- Redfish Lake – one of the most beautiful lakes you’ll ever see. Be prepared to share it with a lot of people…it’s a busy place.
- The Bakery – one word…YUM. Can’t be beat.
- The view driving from Lower Stanley to Stanley.
And to just add to the greatness of Stanley, it has the Braun Brothers. Reckless Kelly, Micky and the Motorcars, and Muzzie and Joann. Enough said.
